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The second, was a medieval German heraldic symbol, originally representing a wolf trap. The latter, had nothing at all to do with runes, until List 'made' it a "rune" by adding it to the inventory. Apart from the two additional runes, and a displacement of the Man rune from 13th to 15th place, the sequence is identical to that of the Younger ...
The evolution of the rune in the elder futhark during the centuries. The k-rune ᚲ (Younger Futhark ᚴ, Anglo-Saxon futhorc ᚳ) is called Kaun in both the Norwegian and Icelandic rune poems, meaning "ulcer". The reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is *Kauną. It is also known as Kenaz ("torch"), based on its Anglo-Saxon name.
The picana is a hybrid electroshock weapon adapted from the electric cattle prod, the precursor for today's stun guns.Originally cattle prods were devices developed for use as a goad in animal slaughterhouses, but later were used on humans as torture devices intended to exact pain and incapacitate a person.
The medieval runes, or the futhork, was a Scandinavian runic alphabet that evolved from the Younger Futhark after the introduction of stung (or dotted) ...
Katarina may also refer to: Katarina nad Medvodami, former name of Topol pri Medvodah, a settlement in Slovenia; Katarina , a character in the television series, ...
The Ear ᛠ rune of the Anglo-Saxon futhorc is a late addition to the alphabet. It is, however, still attested from epigraphical evidence, notably the Thames scramasax , and its introduction thus cannot postdate the 9th century.
Katarina married Ulrich II, Count of Celje (1406–1456) on 20 of April 1434. [2] This was a political marriage with intent to ensure western support to Serbian Despotate . [ 3 ] Her sister Mara Branković was married to Sultan Murad II to ensure support from the east. [ 3 ]
Death by electric chair. Electrocution is death or severe injury caused by electric shock from electric current passing through the body. The word is derived from "electro" and "execution", but it is also used for accidental death.